Greenland plays a unique and central role in the global climate system. The purpose of GIOS is to develop a new research infrastructure providing a much-required sustained and long-term observation network of central climate, ecosystem and societal variables at a number of key sites around Greenland representing not only the entire Greenland but also a climate gradient representing the Arctic as a whole. At the same time, GIOS aims to reduce its carbon footprint by implementation of renewable energy systems in camps and observatories, and reduce fossil fuel emissions and costs by optimizing shared logistics between the Institutions. This initiative builds on a series of meetings over the past five years with the aim of strengthening collaboration between institutions within the Danish Realm on observations, research, education, infrastructure and logistics in Greenland. GIOS will represent an important contribution to international Arctic sustainable observation networks and will..
Also known as: Greenland Integrated Observing System